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2016-10-06 11:10:04

HCA

HCA Holdings

$74.58

-0.16 (-0.21%)

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Higher options volume in HCA driven by a healthy block trade

Higher options volume in HCA driven by a healthy block trade. 12K Nov 80 calls for $1 per contract. It likely repeats a bullish play opened two days ago when 12.4K traded at a VWAP of 84c. Earnings 10/25.

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HCAHCA Holdings

$74.58

-0.16 (-0.21%)

04/13/16

OPCO

04/13/16NO CHANGEOPCO

Oppenheimer remains a long-term buyer of hospital group

Oppenheimer analyst Michael Wiederhorn remains a long-term buyer of hospitals, given the overrated risks to the group, the potential for additional Affordable Care Act growth and attractive valuations. The analyst's favorite name continues to be blue-chip HCA Holdings (HCA), which is still outperforming operationally. Additionally, Wiederhorn views Community Health (CYH) as a high-risk, high-reward name, with "high upside potential."

05/04/16

OPCO

05/04/16NO CHANGETarget $95OPCOOutperform

HCA Holdings price target raised to $95 from $85 at Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer analyst Michael Wiederhorn raised his price target for HCA Holdings to $95 from $85 on valuation. The analyst says the company's Q1 was "fairly close to expectations" and that any weakness would represent a "good" buying opportunity. Wiederhorn reiterates an Outperform rating on the shares.

06/16/16

06/16/16INITIATION

Bernstein initiates coverage of U.S. healthcare services, upbeat on MCOs

Bernstein says that managed care organizations, or MCOs, will become more powerful as cost control increases in importance. The firm thinks that vendors, including pharmacy benefit managers, will be "squeezed" by MCOs as cost control becomes increasingly important. The firm adds that MCOs are also benefiting from acquisitions and pharmacy benefit management insourcing. It identifies MCOs Anthem (ANTM), UnitedHealth (UNH) and Aetna (AET) as its top picks, and started all three stocks with Outperform ratings. The firm initiated MCO Centene (CNC) and hospital owner HCA Holdings (HCA) with Market Perform ratings, and it started coverage of PBM Express Scripts (ESRX) with an Underperform rating.

07/29/16

JPMS

07/29/16DOWNGRADETarget $85JPMSNeutral

HCA Holdings downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan

JPMorgan analyst Gary Taylor downgraded HCA Holdings to Neutral saying the company's weaker than expected revenue and patient volume growth has not produced the leverage nor EBITDA growth he anticipated. The analyst keeps an $85 price target for the shares following the company's Q2 results.

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